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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.09.2021 (43) Date of publication: 07.12.2022 Bulletin 2022/49 (21) Application number: 21709461.4 (22) Date of filing: 29.01.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61B 90/14(2016.01) A61B 90/00(2016.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61B 90/14; A61B 2090/0807 (86) International application number: PCT/IB2021/000048 (87) International publication number: WO 2021/152399 (05.08.2021 Gazette 2021/31)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 30.01.2020 US 202062967712 P 14.10.2020 US 202063091572 P (71) Applicant: pro med instruments GmbH 79111 Freiburg im Breisgau (DE)	(72) Inventors: FORST, Peter 79312 Emmendingen (DE) ESSER, Matthias 79111 Freiburg (DE) BLUM, Andreas 79239 Ehrenkirchen (DE) CULHA, David Devran 79189 Bad Krozingen (DE) SCHUELE, Matthias Edgar 79111 Freiburg (DE) (74) Representative: Samson & Partner Patentanwälte mbB  Widenmayerstraße 6 80538 München 80538 München (DE)